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and now that hamas has broken with damascus and is gravitating toward egypt egypt is the really big player here. it has several interests. it doesn't want to become responsible for gaza. it doesn't want the israelis to bomb cairo when a bomb comes from gaza but it would like to mediate an end to this crisis. >> jennifer: hussein said that he -- if i heard him correctly that iran and hamas, their ties were not as strong as many believe in terms of the weapons that are being supplied to hamas. is that your understanding as well? >> well, there had been a relationship between iran and hamas but what hussein was correctly saying was that hamas was in a position of supporting the iranians and the government in syria or of supporting the revolutionaries in syria who -- one large component of which is the muslim brotherhood. so most in hamas have now chosen the muslim brotherhood which means that they have broken with iran and with syria and they've instead oriented themselves toward egypt. so this is a big deal. there were a few iranian munitions that had been smuggled into gaza but most of the
and now that hamas has broken with damascus and is gravitating toward egypt egypt is the really big player here. it has several interests. it doesn't want to become responsible for gaza. it doesn't want the israelis to bomb cairo when a bomb comes from gaza but it would like to mediate an end to this crisis. >> jennifer: hussein said that he -- if i heard him correctly that iran and hamas, their ties were not as strong as many believe in terms of the weapons that are being supplied to...
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the extremist muslims in egypt are happy with it. that's why they promoted this movie and put it on egyptian tv. they're happy with it. are we getting caught in the cross fires of these fundamentalists. >> the point i was going to make that the long-term goal of this strange axis behind this film, which consists, as you said, christian right extremists like steve klein who is a veteran anti-muslim organizer in california and extremeist egyptian coptic exiles in the u.s. who are seeking to stabilize the post egypt and stabilize the muslim brotherhood, these are probably the people who are using sam bacile as a pseudonym. i'm talking about a few who are fanatical anti-muslim figure who is in with the pam gellar network. there is an agenda here. >> cenk: max, unfortunately, i got to leave it right there. we're way out of time. i appreciate you he shedding light on this. people can read more on max's max on this issue. when we come back we'll look at how ridiculous the republicansnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns (vo) this
the extremist muslims in egypt are happy with it. that's why they promoted this movie and put it on egyptian tv. they're happy with it. are we getting caught in the cross fires of these fundamentalists. >> the point i was going to make that the long-term goal of this strange axis behind this film, which consists, as you said, christian right extremists like steve klein who is a veteran anti-muslim organizer in california and extremeist egyptian coptic exiles in the u.s. who are seeking to...
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now, when we come back breaking news out of egypt. it's a good thing we have a young turks correspondent, noreen mustafa. she is covering it. mubarak dead alive? who won the >>it would be terrible if america lost faith in wall street insiders wouldn't it. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. are you in good hands? >> welcome back to the young turks. breaking news in egypt. hosni mubarak had heart trouble. they say it stopped. that would be signifcapital trouble. he was revived. he is being moved from the prison he was being held at prison's hospital and then to a military hospital where he wanted to go all along and then there are massive amounts of people in the square again. >> that's about the election. obviously, everyone in egypt is paying very close attention to what's going on. we actually have a young turks correspondent in egypt in alexandria noreen moustafa. how do you like them apples. i am gland we september you to egy
now, when we come back breaking news out of egypt. it's a good thing we have a young turks correspondent, noreen mustafa. she is covering it. mubarak dead alive? who won the >>it would be terrible if america lost faith in wall street insiders wouldn't it. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. are you in good hands? >> welcome back to the young turks. breaking news in egypt. hosni...
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ambassador, do you agree with this dichotomy between egypt and libya and our inability in egypt to sway public opinions? >> i don't agree more. the fact is that in libya you basically have a government and a people who have very grateful to the united states for helping us get rid of gadhafi but in the rest of the arab world we're having been seen as being with the forces of reaction rather than with the forces of democracy. which is why the president is standing to such great depth throughout the arab world. >> eliot: despite the effort to show deference and some emotional combat ict. you guys are going to stick around to discuss more about the there's joy and now there's joy on current tv. >>i feel like i don't even know you. >>just stay on your side of the screen, okay? >>brought to you by geico. 15 minutes could save 15% or more on car insurance. visit geico.com for a free rate quote. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. now in minis. >> eliot: we're back with foreign policy expert james traub and f
ambassador, do you agree with this dichotomy between egypt and libya and our inability in egypt to sway public opinions? >> i don't agree more. the fact is that in libya you basically have a government and a people who have very grateful to the united states for helping us get rid of gadhafi but in the rest of the arab world we're having been seen as being with the forces of reaction rather than with the forces of democracy. which is why the president is standing to such great depth...
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>> first of all, eliot, egypt is a democracy today. president morsi was elected. but it is a democracy the way we see a democracy in the middle east. i experienced that in turkey under prime ministerrered wine and iraq under prime minister maliki. both come from religious movements. both represent partially religious parties. we'll see this against -- both represent -- the question is right now the battle is being fought out over the constitution. the role of pluralism. the role of tolerance. we have to see we have to await the outcome but i was encouraged by the fact that president morsi had to back step a little bit based upon the popular protests we saw breaking out all over egypt in the past week. this is a leader who must respond to popular protest and that's a mark of a democratic system. >> eliot: it is indeed. it was fascinating to see tahrir square occupied by secular voices, not the muslim brotherhood saying to president morsi, we're with you but you must respect our civil liberties and maintain some framework of a secular nation. how about the judicial
>> first of all, eliot, egypt is a democracy today. president morsi was elected. but it is a democracy the way we see a democracy in the middle east. i experienced that in turkey under prime ministerrered wine and iraq under prime minister maliki. both come from religious movements. both represent partially religious parties. we'll see this against -- both represent -- the question is right now the battle is being fought out over the constitution. the role of pluralism. the role of...
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them an enemy. >> what do you do with a problem like egypt? that is a really good question we're going to try to answer in just a minute. we find out crazy new facts about the film maker that started this mess in the first place and the people supporting him. >> we are not stupid. i know, i understand. >> i talk to you about this movie, would you go out and kill anybody? >> no. >> would the vast majority of muslims do it? >> no. >> but he does have problems with muslims anyway. we're going to have a muslim representative on here and have a discretion about whether they should be upset. i'm not sure they should be. we'll talk about that plus governor jesse ventura is on the show. he might be more liberal than president obama. >> i've been water boarded. i got news for you. you would have confessed too, if you would have been water boarded 170 times. >> oh, damn, he's coming up a little later. you know what time it is, right? it's go time. >> well, what started in libya has caught literally on fire across the world. now our embassies are being a
them an enemy. >> what do you do with a problem like egypt? that is a really good question we're going to try to answer in just a minute. we find out crazy new facts about the film maker that started this mess in the first place and the people supporting him. >> we are not stupid. i know, i understand. >> i talk to you about this movie, would you go out and kill anybody? >> no. >> would the vast majority of muslims do it? >> no. >> but he does have...
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as that situation in egypt was winding down, the situation in libya was getting worse. so ten hours after the statement was issued in cairo at about 4:00 in the afternoon then attackers in libya entered the american consulate in benghazi and started firing. three americans were trapped inside including ambassador stevens. if this were not enough of a crisis going on, back at home mitt romney decides to weigh in before it's even clear what is going on in libya. so at 10:30 last night romney issues a statement attacking the cairo embassy's statement earlier, when those guys were just trying to diffuse the situation on the ground. romney said in his statement last night, it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our top plow our diplomatic missions but to sympathize with those who wage attacks. at the point that the cairo embassy had issued their statements, there had been no attacks. a protest was gathering. but after romney issued that statement last night, it was confirmed that, in fact, the ambassador in libya was kil
as that situation in egypt was winding down, the situation in libya was getting worse. so ten hours after the statement was issued in cairo at about 4:00 in the afternoon then attackers in libya entered the american consulate in benghazi and started firing. three americans were trapped inside including ambassador stevens. if this were not enough of a crisis going on, back at home mitt romney decides to weigh in before it's even clear what is going on in libya. so at 10:30 last night romney...
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it deals with it through egypt. it sees it as a terrorist entity. you're right, israel and the united states are close allies, and the united states by 2015 will have dedicated close to $1 billion if authorization bills hold, they will have dedicated close to $1 billion to the iron dome system. so that's why the egyptian role is so important in all this. egypt acts as the conduit between american interest and diplomacy into the gaza strip. >> michael: you can follow tim mak on tim kmak on political could. we switch to hardcore politics. yes it's the first annual tyt turkey pardon. should this turkey be saved? >> i have a deal for the president. a deal that i don't believe he can refuse.. >> michael: yeah i'm just going to go with no, that turkey should not be saved. i'm going to vote early and often, but you get ready to make a decision on the donald yourself. later on if you think the voteer i.d. problem was solved just because president obama won the allegations, think again. we have a report coming up. >> i wish we all lived in a perfect world, b
it deals with it through egypt. it sees it as a terrorist entity. you're right, israel and the united states are close allies, and the united states by 2015 will have dedicated close to $1 billion if authorization bills hold, they will have dedicated close to $1 billion to the iron dome system. so that's why the egyptian role is so important in all this. egypt acts as the conduit between american interest and diplomacy into the gaza strip. >> michael: you can follow tim mak on tim kmak on...
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now, when we come back breaking news out of egypt. it's a good thing we have a young turks correspondent, noreen mustafa. she is covering it. mubarak dead alive? who won the election? we will tell you all when we come back. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. are you in good hands? so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and, and...and then the awards started coming in, and i became addicted to the fame. topped with chocolaty drizzle... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. fiber beyond recognition. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well, except her. no! but, i'm about to change that. ♪ every little baby wants 50% more cash... ♪ phhht! fine, you try. [ strings breaking wood splintering ] ha ha. [ male announce
now, when we come back breaking news out of egypt. it's a good thing we have a young turks correspondent, noreen mustafa. she is covering it. mubarak dead alive? who won the election? we will tell you all when we come back. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. are you in good hands? so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy,...
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his relationship with egypt, assert his new role in the region. that's why he sent his prime minister to gaza. you're seeing more foreign dignitaryies visit gaza than has in the last four years. >> eliot: is there anything that he could really do? >> it's really striking that obama has taken the tone he has. before you pointed out that the british have said don't have a ground invasion. obama has not said that. the french work with qatar, which is not--obama has been completely in their corner. why. he is not running for office. he doesn't need the jewish vote. he needs to build up credibility with israel as he understands now that he didn't in the first term if he is going to work with them on iran, or, i assume he's workingthinking about reconstituting the peace process. >> i think you that's absolutely right. very insightful. >> is hamas proxy for iran. >> no, it's operating on its own and its getting more support. four years ago it's support came from syria and iran. now it has turkey, qatar it's less dependent on iran than it ever has been. >
his relationship with egypt, assert his new role in the region. that's why he sent his prime minister to gaza. you're seeing more foreign dignitaryies visit gaza than has in the last four years. >> eliot: is there anything that he could really do? >> it's really striking that obama has taken the tone he has. before you pointed out that the british have said don't have a ground invasion. obama has not said that. the french work with qatar, which is not--obama has been completely in...
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he warned that quote, egypt today is different from egypt yesterday today are different from the asias yesterday. joining me now pj crowley. now a professor at george washington university. thank you for joining us. >> a pleasure, eliot. >> eliot: it seems to me with all this screaming and shouting about susan rice's testimony. the only thing that struck me for legitimate upset might be that general petraeus has said he believed it was a terrorist and the u.n. ambassador said originally it was not that. is that a legitimate area of some investigation by congress? >> in fairness to susan rice. she did not say it was an act of terrorist. she didn't rule it out either. she made clear her understanding of what happened would evolve over time. the significance of general petraeus on the hill is begin a more fullsome process to answer questions that still don't have complete answers. the second dimension will be the completion of the accountability review board the arb that the state department is working on and will be released next month by secretary of state hillary clinton. i'm confident
he warned that quote, egypt today is different from egypt yesterday today are different from the asias yesterday. joining me now pj crowley. now a professor at george washington university. thank you for joining us. >> a pleasure, eliot. >> eliot: it seems to me with all this screaming and shouting about susan rice's testimony. the only thing that struck me for legitimate upset might be that general petraeus has said he believed it was a terrorist and the u.n. ambassador said...
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know, as we look at all of these hot spots, especially in the middle east and what's happening with egypt, and the continued movement by egyptian government to put americans up for trial or to detain americans i understand that you might be meeting later this week with some officials from the egyptian government to talk about what secretary clinton talked about this weekend, which is to withhold the u.s. support of military $1.3 billion in money that supports the egyptian military. is that going to be a message that you and maybe senator mccain strongly deliver in addition to her? >> we had a meeting scheduled for today which the egyptians canceled at the last minute, so we have to rely upon the letter that we sent which does exactly what you just said, which is to say, we cannot have a normal relationship and we can't be considering military aid to egypt while these circumstances exist. you can't have, i think 19 now americans who are going to be charged with some kind of crime i goldberg in egypt that they were trying to work with the people who were running for office, so they didn't m
know, as we look at all of these hot spots, especially in the middle east and what's happening with egypt, and the continued movement by egyptian government to put americans up for trial or to detain americans i understand that you might be meeting later this week with some officials from the egyptian government to talk about what secretary clinton talked about this weekend, which is to withhold the u.s. support of military $1.3 billion in money that supports the egyptian military. is that...
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we do know in egypt the president has said that we're not sure whether egypt is an am lie or not. -- is an ally or not. nancy pelosi repeated that today. the state department came out and confirmed the administration does consider egypt an ally. what's really going on? where do we stand diplomatically? >> egypt is not an ally in the sense of like -- like allies in europe where we have nato treaties but it is a country that we give a billion dollars a year to and we always refer to it as our most important ally in the middle east. what i think it suggests is the deep concern in washington about president morsi. he's a member of the muslim brotherhood. the president is part of a group of conspiracy theorists about 9-11. president morsi. so we have problems with them. and the president -- president obama is going to meet him at the united nations later this month. it will be an interesting meeting to see if they can repair the damage. >> jennifer: president obama gave the fabulous speech in cairo in 2008 where there was seemingly a break through with the muslim world but that's obviousl
we do know in egypt the president has said that we're not sure whether egypt is an am lie or not. -- is an ally or not. nancy pelosi repeated that today. the state department came out and confirmed the administration does consider egypt an ally. what's really going on? where do we stand diplomatically? >> egypt is not an ally in the sense of like -- like allies in europe where we have nato treaties but it is a country that we give a billion dollars a year to and we always refer to it as...
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bal answer and i also hope that egypt will actually muddle through. it may not be something we love but if egypt goes in an okay direction, to some extents that dwarfs what happens inside of libya in terms of the relative importance of those two currents trees. there is no doubt that syria is a wild card and it could hurt this president's overall foreign policy credentials come election day depending upon what happens. >> the narrative remains to be written because there are so many uncertainties between now and november. he elections, possibility for assad to continue his reign of terror on his public and so these things remain to be seen but as you point out, so far at least, an affirmative story and he has navigated through the shoals with incredible success and taken away foreign policies. senior fellow co-author of "bending history," michael o'hanlon, thank you for your time. >> my pleas ire. >> that's "viewpoint."
bal answer and i also hope that egypt will actually muddle through. it may not be something we love but if egypt goes in an okay direction, to some extents that dwarfs what happens inside of libya in terms of the relative importance of those two currents trees. there is no doubt that syria is a wild card and it could hurt this president's overall foreign policy credentials come election day depending upon what happens. >> the narrative remains to be written because there are so many...
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♪ >> jennifer: leaders from israel and gaza met in egypt today to discuss a possible drawdown with u.s. secretary general. for now, though the fighting continues. israeli air strikes killed nearly 40 people today, groups in gaza respondented by shooting nearly 100 rockets in israel. and on the israeli side of the border things appeared remarkably calm today. this picture has caused a stir online. it shows israelis watching passively as in-coming missiles sail over head. so why to israelis feel so comfortable out in the open as missiles fly above them? because of something called the iron dome. it's a defense system that uses radar to detect in-coming rockets and determine where they will land. if it is headed towards a populated area the gunner shoots the missile out of the sky. it is particularly good at detecting the smaller, older rockets that the palestinians use. iron dome has had an incredible 85% successful rate against the 300 rockets the palestinians have fired. the gulf missiles intercepted less than 10% of their target. iron dome has always made a huge difference. as of toda
♪ >> jennifer: leaders from israel and gaza met in egypt today to discuss a possible drawdown with u.s. secretary general. for now, though the fighting continues. israeli air strikes killed nearly 40 people today, groups in gaza respondented by shooting nearly 100 rockets in israel. and on the israeli side of the border things appeared remarkably calm today. this picture has caused a stir online. it shows israelis watching passively as in-coming missiles sail over head. so why to...
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let's be hopeful to suggest that this may be a marchbury versus madison moment in egypt. you have constitutions playing their role. president morsi has been fighting hard to make sure there is an effective executive. you have a judiciary who wants to display its independence. unfortunately you don't have a parliament dissolved by egypt's equivalent of the supreme court. i think there are very serious questions about this constitutional assembly, not so much formation but 25% of it reflects the religious minorities and women have walked out because they don't think their issues are being adequately addressed. i think first and for most, what kind of document emerges. how tolerant is that document, how much support there is in terms from various segments of egyptian society, and what the judgment of the people will be when it's placed on a referendum. >> eliot: these are all serious issues and obviously we don't know what the answers are yet. you make a fascinating point when you go back to marbury v madison, we always pre-spoused there was three in the checks and balances,
let's be hopeful to suggest that this may be a marchbury versus madison moment in egypt. you have constitutions playing their role. president morsi has been fighting hard to make sure there is an effective executive. you have a judiciary who wants to display its independence. unfortunately you don't have a parliament dissolved by egypt's equivalent of the supreme court. i think there are very serious questions about this constitutional assembly, not so much formation but 25% of it reflects the...
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i hope that it's true of egypt. i hope that egypt is moving in that direction. we'll see. >> gavin: we'll see. >> you know, it's the second inning of a long, long ballgame. >> gavin: that's a good point. what about syria. you have written columns on this and interviewed secretary of state all bright and others, you've been critical of the administration's work there. what is the answer? no-fly zone. some say no drive zone. no one is supporting troops on the ground. how do we reconcile what is going on there and what role should the united states play. >> you know, the challenge in the world there are a lot more challenges in foreign relations than solutions. and this is a good example of that. the president's hesitant of addressing syria is understandable. syrians initially did not want us involved. there was not a good libya-style solution. >> gavin: right. >> it was very reasonable it to back off for a long time. on another hand i think what we're seeing over time is that the risks of inaction have been rising considerably, and that the poisons of syria are sp
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there was an election in egypt. no one should be shocked that the muslim brotherhood is trying to impose shariya law. whatever is in this constitution, and my friend here is absolutely right in his assessment, but let's remember, this constitution has to be interpreted by a legislature that is going to be dominated by even more extremist islamists. i would not be giving us too much comfort level here with what is essentially an islamist-dominated constitutional framework when you get finished with the parliament interpreting this constitution over the next few years, you're really going to have a lot to worry about. >> eric, let me turn back to that issue that the ambassador is talking about. what religious freedom will there be for non-islamic believers, for christians jews, will there be latitude for them to pursue their faith and under what constraints? >> well, the constitution actually says that christians, jews, and muslims will be governed in personal issues like marriage, divorce and death by their respectiv
there was an election in egypt. no one should be shocked that the muslim brotherhood is trying to impose shariya law. whatever is in this constitution, and my friend here is absolutely right in his assessment, but let's remember, this constitution has to be interpreted by a legislature that is going to be dominated by even more extremist islamists. i would not be giving us too much comfort level here with what is essentially an islamist-dominated constitutional framework when you get finished...
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what is specifically in egypt would mitt romney do differently. >> you organize more. you try to identify the goodbye the good guys and you don't take a step back. what we've had from this administration they're not doing anything. they're not trying to be part of the leadership. what i mean by that you've got to be using the bully pulpit, calling out the president like when in libya when the situation was getting out of control and in egypt when it was getting out of control why didn't the president speak out immediately? why is he waiting 15 hours? those are the types of things that you would see mitt romney do immediately try to put pressure on these allies, and try to make sure that they're doing more than just sitting back and watching events unfold. >> eliot: rick, i hear you. i'm not persuaded there is any gaffe between what your gap--any gap between what the white house is doing and what you're suggesting. ginger do you think there are those who caring. >> they care about the economy. every poll tells us that people care about the economy, and that's the issue
what is specifically in egypt would mitt romney do differently. >> you organize more. you try to identify the goodbye the good guys and you don't take a step back. what we've had from this administration they're not doing anything. they're not trying to be part of the leadership. what i mean by that you've got to be using the bully pulpit, calling out the president like when in libya when the situation was getting out of control and in egypt when it was getting out of control why didn't...
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there is no iran in egypt's future. egypt is a very different country. it is a more forgiving country. i don't know, it's the nature of life in egypt. again, if we look at the russianen model it was sustained by oil. the only reason why a democracy could hold its own in iran and bring down civil society to civil obedience is the treasure of the state the big atm. the egyptians don't have that. if you're reliant on tourism and the suez canal and reliant on strangers with foreign aid up to have a more moderate version of islam. if i had to guess--in a way they have been telling us, they're inspired by the turkish model. >> in that case, did president morsi misjudge the reaction of those in the street when he tried to force this referendum as quickly as did he? >> mohamed morsi, he may be a very good engineer and he might have done very well in california where he was a student of engineering. but he's not a student of egyptian history and did he not gauge the temperament of these people. they brought down one pharaoh and they were not looking for another p
there is no iran in egypt's future. egypt is a very different country. it is a more forgiving country. i don't know, it's the nature of life in egypt. again, if we look at the russianen model it was sustained by oil. the only reason why a democracy could hold its own in iran and bring down civil society to civil obedience is the treasure of the state the big atm. the egyptians don't have that. if you're reliant on tourism and the suez canal and reliant on strangers with foreign aid up to have a...
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>> i think egypt is a great example to bring up. it offers valuable lessons and it back fired. he script shut down the internet because they wanted to quell the protests taking over the country. what it did in effect was alert ordinary e gips to what was going on. so there were probably egyptians who were aware of protests didn't really understand the severity of them and then when the government took such a draconian measure, they were alerted something serious was happening. it had the opposite effect of what they wanted. >> it was the case in egypt since they were not quite as effective, the totalitarin regime was not and people were able to get -- in iran thes speculation. what do you think might happen if they shut off the enter fretinternet sense in iran and they succeeded in the green revolution about two years ago. would they succeed in preventing an arab type spring from resulting? >> well, i think it could backfire there as well. it's hard to take away something once you have given it. and there is plenty of iranians who be joy facebook and twitter even those these ar
>> i think egypt is a great example to bring up. it offers valuable lessons and it back fired. he script shut down the internet because they wanted to quell the protests taking over the country. what it did in effect was alert ordinary e gips to what was going on. so there were probably egyptians who were aware of protests didn't really understand the severity of them and then when the government took such a draconian measure, they were alerted something serious was happening. it had the...
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but i'm remaining hopeful for egypt. i'm impressed, and it could be revised at any point. i'm impressed with how they've handled their revolution over the last year and a half. it could be so much worse. there could have been a muslim brotherhood who could have broken the peace treaty with israel or those who decided to go out against all the other groups in the country besides the sunni muslims or stop talking to the united states all together. now you may not have that luxury. it would be a stupid decision to do that because he needs our economic help and engagement, but there are a lot of fire brand radical revolutionaries around the world who might have been tempted. morsi so far in my mind has been trying to navigate a pragmatic course. i'm going to stay hopeful. sure there are reasons to be worried but no thing in this document that makes me want to abandon ship just yet. >> eliot: with my lesser base of knowledge share that pragmatic optimism. ambassador, is this well-founded on our part or do you see more sinister shadows lurking in the background. >> no, i agree w
but i'm remaining hopeful for egypt. i'm impressed, and it could be revised at any point. i'm impressed with how they've handled their revolution over the last year and a half. it could be so much worse. there could have been a muslim brotherhood who could have broken the peace treaty with israel or those who decided to go out against all the other groups in the country besides the sunni muslims or stop talking to the united states all together. now you may not have that luxury. it would be a...
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a very disturbing prank in egypt leads to a discussion of how divided the middle east really is. [ bleep ] [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>(narrator) the sheriff of wall street. >>the leadership of high finance just doesn't get it. >>(narrator) the former governor of new york, eliot spitzer is on current tv. >>somebody somewhere can listen, record, track, gather this data. >>arrangements were made. >>(narrator) independent unflinching. >>there is a wild west quality to it that permits them to do whatever they wish. >>(narrator) and above all politically direct. >>facts are stubborn things. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thankyou points to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every step of the way. literally. so they divided the production between two separate fa
a very disturbing prank in egypt leads to a discussion of how divided the middle east really is. [ bleep ] [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>(narrator) the sheriff of wall street. >>the leadership of high finance just doesn't get it. >>(narrator) the former governor of new york, eliot spitzer is on current tv. >>somebody somewhere can listen, record, track, gather this data. >>arrangements were made. >>(narrator) independent unflinching. >>there is a wild west...
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for egypt it was a relatively rapid and soft revolution. for libya, it was a civil war and one in which every political faction is armed to the teeth and reaped to use these weapons. there is a dramatic difference in how the two countries have evolved in their transitions. >> eliot: you have these two different demonstrations of emotional in libya how does the white house begins to build a relationship with the libyan and egyptian government who can handle these very serious bumps. >> we have a policy. it turn u.s. policy on its head last year. we are supporting these transitions. there are going to be bumps in the road. for every two steps forward there will be one step back. we'll have good days and bad days. obviously we've had a bad day here. i think very much it's staying the course. obviously they're armed opposition in the middle east who are prepared to knock us off course and disrupt the emerging relationship that the u.s. wants to have with these very important societies. >> eliot: look, you importantly make the point that within
for egypt it was a relatively rapid and soft revolution. for libya, it was a civil war and one in which every political faction is armed to the teeth and reaped to use these weapons. there is a dramatic difference in how the two countries have evolved in their transitions. >> eliot: you have these two different demonstrations of emotional in libya how does the white house begins to build a relationship with the libyan and egyptian government who can handle these very serious bumps....
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i don't think we'll see egypt fall into some sort of islam-a-foeb frenzy. yes. >> there is a group that did pretty well in the elections. and the muslim brotherhood is a counter balance to them. when seem know about shari law is. it's not what the muslim brotherhood is saying as much although they are a religious party based on law. it is similar in a way -- i know people on the right are going to get upset, but it's almost like the christian right they don't want all law based on the baseball, but they want our laws to comport the bible. they are not saying let's literally go back and impose the old testament. >> john: i have people in my family who want to do that. [ laughter ] >> john: but you are right. it's interesting the people who are so against separation of church and state here are so in favor of a separation of mosque and state there, and thats goes against everything that fox has been telling us. >> they had a history of terrorism in the 60s, and i don't want the muslim brotherhood to run our policy in america, but if the people want to elect i
i don't think we'll see egypt fall into some sort of islam-a-foeb frenzy. yes. >> there is a group that did pretty well in the elections. and the muslim brotherhood is a counter balance to them. when seem know about shari law is. it's not what the muslim brotherhood is saying as much although they are a religious party based on law. it is similar in a way -- i know people on the right are going to get upset, but it's almost like the christian right they don't want all law based on the...
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at any rate, the embassy in egypt put out a statement -- our embassy in egypt, a statement not cleared by the white house by the way but still, what they said was "the embassy -- this is long before the attacks again, i want to make that point. "the embassy of the united states in cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims." this was before the protestors attacked the embassy in cairo. before the protestors and the terrorists attacked the embassy in libya. that statement just saying that this video was wrong. okay. this inflammatory video. and mitt romney rushes out with a statement where he accuses president obama of being behind the attacks and siding with the terrorists. this is mitt romney. >> romney: possibly the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in egypt. instead of condemning their actions. it's never too early for the united states government to condemn attacks on americans and to defend our values. >> bill: first, what's wrong with that is first tha
at any rate, the embassy in egypt put out a statement -- our embassy in egypt, a statement not cleared by the white house by the way but still, what they said was "the embassy -- this is long before the attacks again, i want to make that point. "the embassy of the united states in cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims." this was before the protestors attacked the embassy in cairo. before the protestors and the...
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>> i think from the american perspective, egypt is a necessary broker. they consider hamas a terrorist entity and so the u.s. does not directly deal with hamas. in order to be a broker between both sides the u.s. necessarily needs to deal with egypt. >> yeah. you know, john mccain, we see hillary clinton there. john mccain had another opinion about who he thinks should be over in the middle east talking to these people. here's john mccain. >> find someone even as high ranking frankly as former president bill clinton. to go and be the negotiator. i know he would hate me for saying that but we need a person of enormous prestige and influence to have these parties sit down together as an honest broker. >> you know, when we hear mccain say something like this saying something nice about a democrat, then, of course, he has to go and say one more thing and here's john mccain once again. >> if this god forbid conflict escalates, again, it is a sign of american weakness throughout the region. before in crises, henry kissinger was there or jim baker was there or
>> i think from the american perspective, egypt is a necessary broker. they consider hamas a terrorist entity and so the u.s. does not directly deal with hamas. in order to be a broker between both sides the u.s. necessarily needs to deal with egypt. >> yeah. you know, john mccain, we see hillary clinton there. john mccain had another opinion about who he thinks should be over in the middle east talking to these people. here's john mccain. >> find someone even as high ranking...
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-- libya, you had concerted efforts through nato which brought down cad of afy and in egypt, you had the military stepping down which led to mubarak's failure. here you have full-fledged civil war, the military standing aside assad. internationally nothing happening. this could go on for weeks months almost indefinitely. >> i think it is going to grind on for some time. but that said, obviously you have the free syrian army and the opposition. they're gaining strength it seems to me. they're able to hold territory now in a city like aleppo, they're able to fight the regime to a draw. and the regime unfortunately continues to be able to maintain the support of the security services. that's going to be the key issue. at some point in time if the security services in the context of egypt the military needs to eventually determine that their best interest was not the same as mubarak's. at some point in time, we hope there will be a tipping point where the security service will make the same calculation and push assad to the side but i think that's still weeks or months off. >> eliot: the
-- libya, you had concerted efforts through nato which brought down cad of afy and in egypt, you had the military stepping down which led to mubarak's failure. here you have full-fledged civil war, the military standing aside assad. internationally nothing happening. this could go on for weeks months almost indefinitely. >> i think it is going to grind on for some time. but that said, obviously you have the free syrian army and the opposition. they're gaining strength it seems to me....
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do you think that egypt having after -- morsi took over, relaxed the borders with gaza is regretting having done so because i'm not sure egypt gains and if morsi thought he could cut off the missiles to gaza wouldn't he want to do that because this is -- it's hard to see how he wins out of this process. >> he doesn't potentially win out of this process. obviously there is an affinity that morsi, you know and the freedom of justice party you know, with an affiliation to muslim brotherhood and to hamas while they have sympathy for the palestinian plight in gaza, obviously a conflict at its border with israel. ultimately it is bad for egypt and potentially threatens the international assistance including the assistance from the united states that egypt will require to help its economy recover. >> eliot: that is the balancing act that prime minister morsi is trying to effect wait here. in essence for his economy to come back, he knows he needs the united states. he needs peace. a war would be devastating to what long-term he has to care about. is that, in fact clinton has with morsi in s
do you think that egypt having after -- morsi took over, relaxed the borders with gaza is regretting having done so because i'm not sure egypt gains and if morsi thought he could cut off the missiles to gaza wouldn't he want to do that because this is -- it's hard to see how he wins out of this process. >> he doesn't potentially win out of this process. obviously there is an affinity that morsi, you know and the freedom of justice party you know, with an affiliation to muslim brotherhood...
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and egypt's muslim brotherhood. >> it's extremely important. the question is how durable this ceasefire will be. every day israelis living in the area around the gaza strip don't believe it's durable. tomorrow morning the schools in two of the towns within range, they are going to be close, and the reason is people aren't sure hamas will keep to its end of the bargain. >> jennifer: obviously those rockets out of the gaza today are some indication of that. this is not a permanent solution, but how are both sides spinning it? >> sure. there the israel standpoint they are saying this conflict has allowed us to demonstrate the resiliency of this iron dome defense system. gaza has been able to say we have been able to fight off a lot of attacks from israel this shows our resiliency. their coming to a ceasefire is a broader view from all perspective as well. >> jennifer: well, for sure. and both sides agree to stop firing, but there is something interesting in the agreement that says that israel will refrain from restricting palestinian residents fre
and egypt's muslim brotherhood. >> it's extremely important. the question is how durable this ceasefire will be. every day israelis living in the area around the gaza strip don't believe it's durable. tomorrow morning the schools in two of the towns within range, they are going to be close, and the reason is people aren't sure hamas will keep to its end of the bargain. >> jennifer: obviously those rockets out of the gaza today are some indication of that. this is not a permanent...
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officials for his role and starting to emerge as a statesman with egypt. starting to -- >> bill: looked like he could be the new -- >> then he assumes extrajudicial powers. he says that he's not subject to any rulings by the court. in part, this was to forestall the mubarak-backed court from dissolving the constituent assembly that had been created to draft the constitution. so he does, in fact, do that. the constitution goes through the assembly and is passed out but it is not a constitution that the liberals or the nonmuslim forces in egypt are supporting. they think this is too islamist. it doesn't go far enough. it doesn't guarantee freedoms of religion enough. doesn't guarantee freedoms of women. so you have seen this -- an unusual coalition of christians, seculars liberals, protesting. that's what you saw last night. several hundred camped out sitting in front of the presidential palace. a couple of thousand islamists -- muslim brotherhood supporters came in and rouded them -- another crowd comes in and rouds the brotherhood and now you have street f
officials for his role and starting to emerge as a statesman with egypt. starting to -- >> bill: looked like he could be the new -- >> then he assumes extrajudicial powers. he says that he's not subject to any rulings by the court. in part, this was to forestall the mubarak-backed court from dissolving the constituent assembly that had been created to draft the constitution. so he does, in fact, do that. the constitution goes through the assembly and is passed out but it is not a...
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and one of the interesting questions is the people have taken over in egypt have been extremists. that's their history. they've been -- they've been supporters of violence -- violent aggression against israel. now that they have power that they're strained by the necessity of supporting their own people by the necessity of america, of receiving aid their conduct has been somewhat restrained. the way it will continue to be so remains to be seen. >> eliot: muhamed morsi has been dancing an interesting dance. hard to predict. to take a very hard turn away from the middle east quickly your district was affected by hurricane sandy. how much money do you think new york and new jersey can actually hope to get from washington to help recover? >> i think it is too early to venture a guess as to how much money. we'll see. clearly a large amount of money is needed. one interesting fact that i don't think has been mentioned is that fema has in its current budget in its current account which doesn't need replenishment from congress about $6 billion. all of which it could spend on new york and
and one of the interesting questions is the people have taken over in egypt have been extremists. that's their history. they've been -- they've been supporters of violence -- violent aggression against israel. now that they have power that they're strained by the necessity of supporting their own people by the necessity of america, of receiving aid their conduct has been somewhat restrained. the way it will continue to be so remains to be seen. >> eliot: muhamed morsi has been dancing an...
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egypt, which as you of money in support to the military there. and again it hadn't won us any popular support there. then we go to the country that is our enemy, and everybody wants to buy you lunch? it really is pretty weird. >> eliot: of course, look, i don't mean to draw a crash and prompt correlation but in egypt there was a regime and they resented our presence. in iran, they embrace us, could that be a correlation? does that make sense? >> in the 1970s there was resentment of the u.s. for supporting an oppressive government and the oppressive secret police. people rebel against oppression. in so much of the secular islamic world--there was a backlash about women embracing the hijab and islam. you have an oppressive government in iran and people rebel by embracing secularism sex, drugs rock-n-roll and the u.s. >> eliot: do you get the sense that there is any possibility of an arab spring that would reach into iran? some sort of opportunity for the public to rise up cohesive enough to overthrow the current government? >> it always seem to me
egypt, which as you of money in support to the military there. and again it hadn't won us any popular support there. then we go to the country that is our enemy, and everybody wants to buy you lunch? it really is pretty weird. >> eliot: of course, look, i don't mean to draw a crash and prompt correlation but in egypt there was a regime and they resented our presence. in iran, they embrace us, could that be a correlation? does that make sense? >> in the 1970s there was resentment of...
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this is the culture war going on in egypt playing out on the air. these women have complained of being repressed and discriminated against. they could not get jobs in the media, now they feel this is a place for them. it's comical because i can't help about laugh. >> cenk: comical? i don't know what you mean. ana, thoughts, go. >> even though it looks comical and we don't understand it and we don't like it, it's something that they've decided to do. it's a lifestyle that they've chosen. they finally have a job doing something that they love doing. i'm for it. i don't see anything wrong with it. i wouldn't see the veil but i believe in the religious freedom to wear that veil. >> cenk: this is where they lost me. this is the owner the man who is doing this. >> it is my rejection of the discrimination that is inherit in the radical system of democracy. democracy let's women dress i am modestimmodestly and even work in parliament. this is sheer madness. >> cenk: do they want democracy or do they not want no, sir. jump in. >> if that's what they want. if
this is the culture war going on in egypt playing out on the air. these women have complained of being repressed and discriminated against. they could not get jobs in the media, now they feel this is a place for them. it's comical because i can't help about laugh. >> cenk: comical? i don't know what you mean. ana, thoughts, go. >> even though it looks comical and we don't understand it and we don't like it, it's something that they've decided to do. it's a lifestyle that they've...